The National tribune., 1887-06-23

resulting from their vicious habits. He says
there are many such, and they do not deserve
to receive pensions. He hopes that all worthy
ones will receive full justice.
Information Asked and Given.
John ID. Gribble Saint Charles, KY, wishes
to know who was the Captain Of the company
to which one John Piper belonged. He was
about five feet 101 inches high, Of slender
build, had light hair and blue eyes. and if liv-
ing would be about so years of age. He was
killed about the close Of the war near
the line between North Carolina and Virginia
in a skirmish three or four days after Lees
surrender. The writer wishes to know the
name of the Captain and his company and
regiment.
Mosby Marsh, Sticklerville No., wants the
names of the soldiers who were captured at
Panther Springs, east of Knoxville, Tenn. He
thinks they belonged to the 1st and ID Tenn.
He also wishes to know the whereabouts of
Lieut.. Gamble, of Co. G, Sd Tenn.
Vim. M. Storms, Millington, Mich, asks
where he can get copy of the history of the
Tooth N. Y, which, he infers, was written by
Maj. StowitZ from his recently published arti-
Gle. The Major did not give his address, and
the writer would be glad to have it.
J. X. Palmer, Normal, ILL.,, having seen an
inquiry for DR.. r. ID. Bradley, says he thinks
his address is Pekin, Ill.
Mrs. Mary V. Whitaker, Clinton, Iowa, would
with her brother Samuel Devinay, who be-
lOnged to the I'D Ohio. lie was wounded at
Fort Donelson or Shiloh.
David Dana, BurgoOn, o., asks who can give
the history of the old man who lived in the
log house near the battlefield of Spottsylvania
He would like to know the name and address
of the Corporal if living who had charge of 100
prisoners in building No. 3, at Danville, in
1864 He was captured in front of Petersburg
at the mine explosion. He thinks he was from
Illinois.
Thomas Welsh, Woodland, Cal, would like
the address of soldier named Judy whose
| child died in the smallpox hospital at Mem
phis, Tenn, in January, 1864. He was from
South Charleston, D. The writer would like
to correspond with any members of Co. B, I'd
Ill. l.. A.
David s. Manley, Moline, N. T. wishes to
find some of his comrades. He mentions the
| following, all of Co. e, 10th III. Cav: Capt.
| Henry Sherman, John Stanger, Geo. Fisher,
VIM. Fisher, Corpl Tucker, Peter Wagner and
| John DOnohue.
L. III. Brown, Co. B, Sd Tenn, Catlettsburg,
/ Tenn, inquiries after eomrade who after the
| fighting at Stone River, baked up some -four
/ with him, and they shared it together.
| Mrs. Irene L. Wait, Austin, 8linn., asks in
formation of Martin Wait, Co. L, SD n. Y.
| He died in Andersonville or some other South
ern prison, and she would like to hear from any
g. w. Killing, Co. @, 9th Iowa, haywood,
/ Ill, hopes the comrades will remember Gems.
| Bragg and Warner if they ever run for Office
| again. He asks if any member of the 9Th Iowa
| can inform him of the whereabouts of Franklin
| Wimple, of that regiment; also, the address of
| the widow of George GOodspeed, who lived
| after the war in Livingston County, ILL., He
\ thinks at Dwight; also, Emery or John G.
Beard, who lived at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in
| 1861.
| J. NJ. MOdurft, Co. K, 33d Ind, Allegan, Kan,
| says he is one of those unfortunate soldiers
who cannot get pension because he has no
hospital record. He would like to communi-
cate with any of the 95th Ind. who were de-
| tailed TO man the battery organized at Fort
Granger, franklin, Tenn, in 1866; especially S.
p. Grimm, Lieut.. MeClelland or Lieut. Fox,
S4th Ind.
| John Detrick (residence not given) asks
| what day of the month the rebels took Battery
| b, Ist U. S. Art, from the 1lth Pa. Cav at
Chapin's Farm. He thinks it was Oct Is.
@. +. Kimmel, Co. G., Goth ILL.,, 72 High
| street. Dayton o., would like to find two sets
Of AdJt-Gen. Terrill's reports of Indiana vol
unteers ISL to 1865, published in 1869, in eight
/ volumes. Any eOmrade who has them for sale
| or knows were they can be had will confer
/ favor by addressing the eomrade as above.
| /. Dougherty, 2Sl9 Cass avenue. st. Louis,
Mo-, asks if there is living in Washington, ID.
NJ any illcAuSAS VI LAS AutASISOu Milo OOEu-
pany, which was mustered in the three months
| service on April Is or Ia, 1861. He would be
| glad to hear from any survivors of the organi-
zation.
| j. w. Randolph, Houltzdale, Pa, asks in be-
| half of John Murton information concern
| ing the latter's father. who was in the army,
/ was taken prisoner and died, he thinks, in
/ Libby Prison. He does not know to what
regiment he belonged but at the time of his en-
listment he lived in Schuylkill County, Pa.
| Jerome A. Freeman, Lock Box 170, Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, asks to what brigade, division and
! corps the 1O2d U. S. G. T. belonged
| +. Brallier Chambersburg Pa, Sergeant, Co.
| d. II5th Pa, and Captain, Co. ID, Il0th Pa.
asks whether there is or ever has been an or
| ganizatiOn of the survivors of the 1I5th Pa.
| If no such organization exists, he would be
| glad to hear from any member of the regiment
| with q view to the formation of an association
Il. G. Parsons, Co. +, 29th Wis.,, Humboldt,
| Iowa, asks how many men were killed and
wounded on the morning of March q, 1865,
near Spanish Fort. Ala, and what were the to-
tai casualties in the capture Of the fort; also,
| how many were killed and wounded at Fort
Blakeley.
| Lost aud Found.
Dennis E. May, st. Johnsbury. Vt, incloses
| a copy of letter from l.. ID. Giddens, Colds
| boro, N. e., which states that the writer (Gid-
| dens) has a silver Sixth Corps badge on which
| is engraved NJ. Gleason, Co. G., 5th VT. Vols"
| 1t originally had pin attached, but this has
/ been broken off ltcame into Gddens'S DOsses-